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How many plays did William shakespeare write and what else he write?

Plays:

- William Shakespeare wrote a total of 38 plays, which are commonly categorized into three genres: tragedies, comedies, and histories.

Tragedies:

- "Romeo and Juliet"

- "Hamlet"

- "Othello"

- "King Lear"

- "Macbeth"

- "Antony and Cleopatra"

- "Coriolanus"

- "Timon of Athens"

- "Titus Andronicus"

- "Troilus and Cressida"

- "Cymbeline"

- "Pericles, Prince of Tyre"

Comedies:

- "The Taming of the Shrew"

- "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"

- "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

- "Twelfth Night"

- "As You Like It"

- "Much Ado About Nothing"

- "The Merchant of Venice"

- "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

- "The Tempest"

- "The Winter's Tale"

- "The Two Noble Kinsmen"

Histories:

- "King John"

- "Richard II"

- "Henry IV, Part 1"

- "Henry IV, Part 2"

- "Henry V"

- "Henry VI, Part 1"

- "Henry VI, Part 2"

- "Henry VI, Part 3"

- "Richard III"

- "Henry VIII"

Other Works:

- Sonnets: Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, which explore various themes such as love, friendship, beauty, and mortality.

- Narrative Poems: Shakespeare wrote two narrative poems, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece."

- Collaborations: Shakespeare collaborated with other playwrights on a few plays, including "The Two Noble Kinsmen," "Sir Thomas More," and "Cardenio" (now lost).

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